Quotes with non-musical

Quotes 41 till 60 of 140.

  • Arthur Hays Sulzberger I am a non Zionist because the Jew, in seeking a homeland of his own, seems to me to be giving up something of infinitely greater value of the world.
    Arthur Hays Sulzberger
    American newspaper publisher (1891 - 1968)
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  • Alain de Botton I am conscious of trying to stretch the boundaries of non-fiction writing. It's always surprised me how little attention many non-fiction writers pay to the formal aspects of their work.
    Alain de Botton
    Swiss-born British author (1969 - )
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  • Mahatma Gandhi I first learned the concepts of non-violence in my marriage.
    Mahatma Gandhi
    Indian politician (1869 - 1948)
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  • Alejo Carpentier I gladly accepted the commission but was uncertain about what the end result would be. On the one hand, Cuban music was conquering the world; being heard everywhere, and our small island was already producing one of the popular musical genres of the 20th century.
    Alejo Carpentier
    Cuban novelist, essayist, and musicologist (1904 - 1980)
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  • David Herbert Lawrence I hold that the parentheses are by far the most important parts of a non-business letter.
    David Herbert Lawrence
    English writer (1885 - 1930)
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  • Buddy Rich I mean, I think I liked every band I ever played in because each band was different, each band had a different concept, and each band leader was different... different personalities and musical tastes.
    Buddy Rich
    American jazz drummer and bandleader (1917 - 1987)
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  • Buddy Rich I play a percussion instrument, not a musical saw; it needs no amplification. Where it's needed, they put a microphone in front of the bass drum. But, I don't think it's necessary to play that way every night.
    Buddy Rich
    American jazz drummer and bandleader (1917 - 1987)
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  • Stendhal I think no woman I have had ever gave me so sweet a moment, or at so light a price, as the moment I owe to a newly heard musical phrase.
    Stendhal
    French writer (ps. of Marie Henri Beyle) (1783 - 1842)
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  • Burning Spear I usually listen to various kind of singers. Curtis Mayfield was my favorite. James Brown, Tina Turner, queen of soul, I started to get that musical essence from that time before I even do my first song.
    Burning Spear
    Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter, vocalist and musician (1945 - )
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  • Elton John I want to do a musical movie. Like Evita, but with good music.
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  • Anne Stevenson I work very hard on all my poems, but most of the work consists of trying not to sound as if I had worked. I try to make them sound as natural as possible, but within a quite strict form, which to my ears has a lot to do with musical rhythm and sound.
    Anne Stevenson
    American-British poet and writer (1933 - 2020)
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  • Benny Green I'm glad you asked that question, because of any musical situation I've been in, the communication feels great here with Russell. He really pays close attention to what I'm doing because he cares.
    Benny Green
    American musician
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  • Benny Green I'm naturally going to react to that and he'll bring out elements in my musical character that were lying dormant, because I'm relating what he's playing.
    Benny Green
    American musician
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  • Billy Joel I've come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, it's a Greek tragedy.
    Billy Joel
    American singer-songwriter and pianist (1949 - )
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  • Bradley A. Smith If candidates spend money on ads and other political speech and their opponents are rewarded with government handouts to attack them, that chills speech and is unconstitutional. Non-participating candidates certainly don't volunteer to allow their opponents to receive taxpayer subsidies to bash them.
    Bradley A. Smith
    American law professor (1958 - )
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  • Bonnie McKee If I know I will be working with someone and they are not keen with writing with a girl, I like to be non-threatening and cool so they will trust me. It's a thought process of who work and how I want to present myself.
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  • Bill Vaughan If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist it's another nonconformist who does not conform to the prevailing standards of non-conformity.
    Bill Vaughan
    American columnist and author (1915 - 1977)
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  • Baba Kalyani In 2014, we have some new activities and new order wins in the non-automotive space.
    Baba Kalyani
    Indian businessman (1949 - )
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  • Bernie Sanders In any democratic, civilized - even non-democratic nations, if you are a nation, it means to say that in our case, if there's a hurricane in Louisiana, the people of Vermont are there for them. If there's a tornado in the Midwest, we are there for them. If there's flooding in the East Coast, the people in California are there for us.
    Bernie Sanders
    American politician (1941 - )
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  • Brian Austin Green In every interview I've got to explain something about being white but still being into hip hop. It's gone way beyond the musical aspect of the business. And I'm as critical about music as everybody else is.
    Brian Austin Green
    American actor, rapper and producer (1973 - )
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